htop Alternatives for Windows

htop is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to htop and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to htop are System Informer, Glances, Task Manager and SystemExplorer.

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  1. Process Explorer icon

    Process Explorer

     783 likes

    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    80 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Process Explorer as an Alternative to htop
    dadoomer
    Negative
    8

    Made for Windows, this program is not similar enough to htop to count as an alternative.

    ab1
    Positive
    0

    Process Explorer can monitor GPUs out of box.

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    Process Explorer icon

    • Most users think Process Explorer is a great htop alternative.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to htop.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to htop.

    • Process Explorer is Free and Proprietaryhtop is Free and Open Source
  2. System Informer icon

    System Informer

     48 likes

    A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Official successor to Process Hacker.

    53 System Informer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window - Processes Tab
     

    • System Informer is the most popular Open Source alternative to htop.

    • System Informer is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
  4. Glances icon

    Glances

     67 likes

    Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface.

    68 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Glances as an Alternative to htop
    wanwel
    Positive
    0

    I like Glances because it has more visible information

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    its cli based and works on windows. exactly what i googled and looked for.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Glances is a great htop alternative.

    • Glances is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
  5. Task Manager icon

    Task Manager

     67 likes

    Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that provides detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network...

    74 Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Task Manager as an Alternative to htop
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Performance\CPU\ right-click on graph Change graph to > Overall utilization (default), Logical processors, NUMA nodes

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -7

    Using htop we can see the load on every core separately while Task Manager just shows us an overview of all the cores, and not in details.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Task Manager is a legitimate htop alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Task Manager is Free and Proprietaryhtop is Free and Open Source
  6. SystemExplorer icon

    SystemExplorer

     97 likes

    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    57 SystemExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. appstat icon

    appstat

     8 likes

    Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, disk, and thread metrics for running applications without workflow interruptions. Identify resource bottlenecks, memory leaks, and performance spikes. Freeware with no registration required, featuring dark/light modes, always-on-top option, and exportable logs for team analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. NeoHtop icon

    NeoHtop

     3 likes

    NeoHtop is a terminal based interactive resource monitor with a modern UI that works both on Linux, Windows and macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    A view of NeoHtop when it is opened.
     
  11. btop4win icon

    btop4win

     4 likes

    The Windows version of btop++, which is itself the re-implementation and continuation of bashtop and bpytop written in C++. A rich, featureful terminal-based resource monitor that shows usage and statistics for processor, memory, disks, network, processes and services.

    17 btop4win alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main UI showing details for a selected process (font: Terminess Powerline)
     
  12. gotop icon

    gotop

     8 likes

    ca. 2020-01-25 The original author of gotop started a new tool in Rust, called ytop, and deprecated his Go version. This repository is a fork of original gotop project with a new maintainer to keep the project alive and growing.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about gotop as an Alternative to htop
    dadoomer
    Positive
    0

    Gotop has most of the features of htop with an easier-to-use interface, and among the htop-like monitoring tools I've tried gotop's TUI is the most robust and consistent.

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    • gotop is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
  13. AnVir Task Manager icon

    AnVir Task Manager

     30 likes

    This tool controls programs, disk, CPU. Replace task manager, tweak and tune up XP or Vista. Speed up windows startup. Get rid of spyware and viruses.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pro Version Main Screen
     
  14. Resource Monitor icon

    Resource Monitor

     20 likes

    Resource Monitor is a system application in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used to view information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources in real time.

    54 Resource Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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